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WASHINGTON (AP) - More cell phone users will be able to get service in the Metro starting Friday.
A new wireless network will provide service to customers of Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and T-Mobile.
Previously, only Verizon Wireless customers had service in the subway system, along with Sprint phones that could roam onto the Verizon network.
Metro spokeswoman Steven Taubenkibel says the transit agency is still on track to open the new network on Friday at 20 of the transit system's busiest stations.
Metro is adding the service as part of an agreement with Congress to secure $1.5 billion in federal funding over 10 years. It's required to have cell service throughout the entire system _ including in the tunnels between stations _ by October 2012.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com
(Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
WASHINGTON (AP) - More cell phone users will be able to get service in the Metro starting Friday.
A new wireless network will provide service to customers of Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel, AT&T and T-Mobile.
Previously, only Verizon Wireless customers had service in the subway system, along with Sprint phones that could roam onto the Verizon network.
Metro spokeswoman Steven Taubenkibel says the transit agency is still on track to open the new network on Friday at 20 of the transit system's busiest stations.
Metro is adding the service as part of an agreement with Congress to secure $1.5 billion in federal funding over 10 years. It's required to have cell service throughout the entire system _ including in the tunnels between stations _ by October 2012.
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Information from: The Washington Examiner, http://www.washingtonexaminer.com
(Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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